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Colorado’s own Ted Talks is now available on video, which is fitting since it is video that has made Ted Talks such a huge international hit. TEDxMileHigh was held this spring at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, bringing some of the state’s sharpest minds together for a day of intellectual soul searching, calls to action and community building. The local event is not affiliated with Ted Talks, except that it was allowed to use the name and follows a similar format.

Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) is working on legislation that would capture federal taxes paid by people and businesses in Detroit and use the money on redevelopment projects. In a Labor Day letter to President Obama, Clarke wrote: First, I would like you to consider supporting a series of federal proposals to create jobs and increase economic growth in and around the City of Detroit: • A Detroit Jobs Trust Fund bill to capture the federal tax revenues collected from persons and entities in the City of Detroit to be invested in local redevelopment efforts for a period of five years.

This article was updated at 3 p.m. to include a link from The Florida Independent. “Grassroots uprising” is how Americans United for Life (AUL) has

Sen. Graham (R-S.C.) is typically regarded as a reliable vote for his party, but he took the bold step of breaking with his fellow Republicans to join Kerry

House Speaker John Boehner told a crowd of thousands at the sixth annual Values Voter Summit in Washington D.C., that giving birth to 12 boys and girls probably

After months of sometimes rancorous partisan debate, the Senate Finance Committee began its debate this morning on legislation to overhaul the nation’s

The implosion of would-be Democratic candidate Tamyra D’Ippolito in Indiana looks, in retrospect, totally unsurprising. But there were a solid 20 or 21 hours

Montana recently joined an increasing number of states, including Michigan, in regulating the practice of hydrofracking by requiring disclosure of the chemical used the process, but environmentalists say the rules don’t provide enough protection.

State Rep. Daphen Campbell, D-Miami Shores (Pic by Meredith Geddings, via myfloridahouse.gov ) State Rep. Daphne Campbell, D-Miami Shores, has been inadvertently caught up in the ongoing controversy over the decision by home improvement giant Lowe’s to pull advertising from the TLC show All-American Muslim , a decision made due to pressure from the Tampa-based Florida Family Association

A Maryland House seat long held by Republicans has officially gone Democratic, according to reports. Frank Kratovil, Jr., a Democratic states attorney, claimed

Two of the largest conservative-leaning outside spending groups -- American Crossroads and the 60 Plus Association -- are stepping up their spending with new ad

It’s never too late to give a thought to the good work and sacrifices of America’s veterans. In fact, our reporters will be thinking so much about them today

When Arizona passed its illegal immigration crackdown, SB 1070, civil rights groups around the country argued it would lead to racial profiling and more arrests

Update, 1:46 p.m. EST: The House approved Boehner’s resolution, 268-145, and rejected Kucinich’s by a vote of 148-265. --- The U.S. House is currently

The ACLU and other immigrants rights groups called today for an overhaul of the immigration detention system, one year after the Immigration and Customs

To build off Matt’s post, check out what Megan Carpentier and Moe Tkacik had to say about the AEY war-profiteering story: MOE: Okay, so the company is

The on-again, off-again meeting between House GOP leaders and the sponsors of a bill to create a new tier of federal unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed finally took place on Thursday in Washington. Jackie Headapohl of MLive.com reports : After the meeting, Rep. Lee issued a statement: “We had a productive meeting with the Speaker and the Majority Leader to discuss this critical issue of providing aid for long-term unemployed workers,” said Representative Barbara Lee.

For Republicans in Washington trying to latch onto the small-government momentum of the Tea Party movement, there’s this little glitch: Their very jobs depend

In Alabama, it is time to get the hell out.

ATLANTIC — Joseph Vanstrom doesn’t fear globalization. And it’s not just because he’s a towering former lineman for Iowa State University’s Cyclone football team

The American Association for Justice -- the trial lawyers’ lobby group -- has just released an astounding statistic: medical malpractice insurance companies’